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oomwoo vs advanced-camera-card
oomwoo has 12,941 GitHub stars, 814 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped yesterday. advanced-camera-card has 1,203 stars, 153 forks, 156 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. oomwoo leads on adoption by 976% (12,941 vs 1,203 stars). oomwoo is written in Python under Apache-2.0; advanced-camera-card is written in TypeScript under MIT. oomwoo has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, advanced-camera-card 13%. oomwoo was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (home-assistant), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| oomwoo | advanced-camera-card | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 13K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-31 |
| Forks | ⑂ 814 | ⑂ 153 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick oomwoo if
- You weight community size — 13K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick advanced-camera-card if
- You want the advanced-camera-card feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and advanced-camera-card fits your workflow better
About oomwoo
OOMWOO Open source robot vacuum you build yourself Clean well · Hackable · Raspberry Pi · 3D printed · Local / No cloud required · Home Assistant · Arduino · ROS2 · ESP32 OOMWOO is an open source home robot vacuum you can build yourself, built using Raspberry Pi, 3D printing, Home Assistant, Arduino and ROS2. It uses an affordable 2D LiDAR to map your home and navigate on its own. Local, no cloud required for regular functionality, no vendor lock in. Follow us building in public Discord X Instagram Facebook Reddit newsletter YouTube oomwoo.com Tutorials Early build instructions will be available in Fall 2026…
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About advanced-camera-card
Advanced Camera Card Formerly known as: Frigate Card A comprehensive camera card for Home Assistant. Live viewing of multiple cameras. Clips, snapshot and review browsing via mini gallery. Automatic updating to continually show latest clip / snapshot. Support for filtering events by zone and label. Arbitrary entity access via menu (e.g. motion sensor access). Fullscreen mode. Grid or carousel/swipeable media, thumbnails and cameras. Direct media downloads. Lovelace visual editing. Full Picture Elements support. Theme friendly. See full documentation.
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Frequently asked questions
Is oomwoo or advanced-camera-card more popular?
oomwoo has 12,941 GitHub stars and advanced-camera-card has 1,203. oomwoo has the larger community by that measure.
Are oomwoo and advanced-camera-card free?
Both are open source. oomwoo is licensed under Apache-2.0 and advanced-camera-card under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between oomwoo and advanced-camera-card?
oomwoo is written in Python and advanced-camera-card in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, oomwoo or advanced-camera-card?
Choose oomwoo if you want the larger community (12,941 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose advanced-camera-card if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.